Monthly Archives: March 2025

Session Plan For my microteaching lesson I gave a brief overview of smocking, a hand sewing technique which is used in different cultures to provide texture and decoration through surface interest, embroidery or by creating a resist dye. I provided … Continue reading →

Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Lesson plan and supporting resources Size of student group: 7 Observer: Linda Aloysius Observee: Charlie Lewis Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs PgCert and Fellowship assessment, but … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Group Crit Size of student group: 6 Observer: Charlie Lewis Observee: Romany Taylor Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect informs … Continue reading →

Record of Observation or Review of Teaching Practice  Session/artefact to be observed/reviewed: Specialist Machinery induction ROT Size of student group: 1-2  Observer: Romany Taylor  Observee: Charlie Lewis  Note: This record is solely for exchanging developmental feedback between colleagues. Its reflective aspect … Continue reading →

Contextual Background: As a support technician within BA Fashion at Central Saint Martins I am teaching students with a broad range of learning needs and styles and some are neurodivergent. This can impact how students engage with the workshops and … Continue reading →

Contextual Background:  During the tailoring skills sessions, some students have never sewn before whilst others are very experienced or believe themselves to be. We struggle with engagement and pace, which feels pressured as this is the only timetabled technical teaching … Continue reading →

Contextual Background:  Currently the students are not marked on the technical aspects of their projects. This means we have very limited time (7 days of technical workshops in the 4 years of the degree) to teach technical skills and they … Continue reading →

Ikeorah Chisom Chi-Fada: The Tailor’s Corner, from ‘Udo Di’ a sub-series of Maktub (Copyright © Ikeorah Chisom Chi-Fada, 2021) After the workshop about assessment, I felt very demotivated and disillusioned with the standing of technical skills within UAL and the … Continue reading →

Since the peer review I have been reflecting on how to build awareness of the specialist machinery and their uses amongst the student body. Currently we display posters by each machine type, showing samples and imagery of garments from previous … Continue reading →